The relationship between depression and risk of violence in portuguese community-dwelling older people | BMC Public Health
Mental disorders are highly prevalent in older people, being depression a predominant disorder. Evidence points to a possible relationship between depression and violence against older people. Nonetheless, the role of the depressive symptomology severity in the risk of violence against older people remains unclear. Thus, this study’s main objective was to analyze the relationship between geriatric depressive symptomatology and the risk of violence against older people. This exploratory study involved 502 community-dwelling older persons aged 65 to 96 years (73.3 ± 6.5). ...
Source: biomedcentral.com